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Description

In a series of poignant letters, Olga, an elderly Italian woman, writes to her teenaged granddaughter in America, trying to encourage her independence and self-fulfillment as she relates the painful lessons of her own life and that of her daughter. Reprint.

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First Sentence

YOU'VE BEEN GONE for two months, and for two months I haven't heard anything from you, except for the postcard you sent to let me know you were still alive.

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  1. Susanna Tamaro (Author)
 

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